Goodbye Serta

Hello mutton chops!

We got Serta loaded for her trip to Flemingsburg. It went more smoothly than we thought it would. You might not know it but Serta was a lunatic ewe. I got her cornered with a sheep panel and Lisa put on the halter, then Lisa held the panel while I tied her back feet. We flipped her on her back and lifted her into the cage. Her on-the-hoof weight was right at a 150 lbs. Her hanging weight was 96 lbs.

 

This one is Dusty, he is doing well. It was nice and warm in the barnyard.

Darrel was taking in the sun too.

This is Morty, he is a bouncy boy like the Larrys.

This was Ned. Heather came over and helped Lisa take him to the vet yesterday. He died a few minutes after they got back. The vet says sometimes calves just die.

We had some good news over the weekend. Tilly had her lambs. The second ewe lamb was less than two minutes hold here.

The first ewe lamb on the right was about 45 minutes old here.

I cropped out Tilly’s gruesome post-birthing bits. You’re welcome. I have pictures of the birth of lamb number two if anyone wants to see.